Safety device



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v SAFETY Application filed July-14,

This invention relates -to Safety devices and more particularly to a guard vfor .pre-l j venting injury toy an operator by the rotating cutter of a wood shaping machine or cutter ofsimilar character. It consists in a .guard'normally'surrounding the cutter and being automatically lifted by the work being pressed against it, vwhereby the work may be readily brought into engagement with the cutter and conveniently manipulated at will .y

and yet the guard affords full protectionto yprevent injury tothe operators hands by the cutter whether thecutter is idling or acting upon the work. It further consists in the parts and'combinations and arrangements vof parts hereinafter described"and` j afterwards pointed 'out with particularity in 1 the appended claims. f v `n the accompanyingdrawings forming part of this specification and illustrating a practical adaptation of the inventioin#y Figure 1 is a vertical section through the guard and showing the partsin normal posi- 'Vtiongandlf y f f p Figure 2l isa similar view, the line of sec- Y tion being ltaken substantially v at right angles to thatofFigure-l. Referring now ,tothedrawings, thenu- Y meral 1 designates the kwork-table of anordinaryfwood workingfmachine, commonly linown'as a shaperr Working through an cpening'2 in the table isashaft 3 having fastened thereon ,thefusualfcutter 4. j

Cn the table'isa supporting `bracket or,` base 5,7extending vertically upward from which is astandard 6,' on`r the upper portion of which latter is clamped, as at 7,'anadjustable bracket 8. At the freerendgof this bracket isan annular flange or collar 9' *through which a cylindricaltube 10 issus-V pended as through the medium of screws, "bolts or studs 11- secured insaid flange or collar at 'diametrically-opposite points,l as shown in Figure 2, said screws, bo-lts or studs having theirjinner end portions `inserted loosely in slotsl2 in said tube 10, and by Vwhich arrangement the tube is vsupported Lpas the upper ends of the slotted portions rest on sai-d screws, bolts or studs 111,;yet`the tube is permittedl limitedlswinging motion in said flange orcollar 9, the interior,k of which latter is slightly tapered or down' wa'rdly flaringas at 13. j

At the upper `end of the tube 1()y is `an an nula-r flange orlcollar 141 atthe peripheral DEVICE.y j n '1324. serial No.17aas25.'

edge of which is a bead 15, andresting thereon and within' said bead is ahousing 1G.

Journalled lnbearlngs 17,-supported on .PATENTmet..

saidl flange or col-larl/l isa shaft 18 on which n e is fastened a ysprocket wheel 19 located 'diametrically of the axis of said/tube 10, while adjacent toy saidfsprocket wheel is amiter ving 231nounted lon a suitable cross member 2 4 in the tube r10, while the lower end portion ofthe shaft is carried through ka suitable antifriction bearing 25 mounted on akk cross member 26 at th thetube 10. .i f l n i n f y Fixed on the lowerk end of the shaft 22 ris an annularly flanged member or collar 27 l within which is yreceived a cylindrical member 28 ofless overall diameter than the inf terior diameterof the collar, said member 2S beingpreferably made of or covered by fiber, leather or some other suitable material` whichy will take f hold of said collar frictionally when pressed into contact therewith; Y This member 28 is fixed on the upper end of the cutter shaft 8, and the two shafts 3 and V22 being normally in substantially true axial alinement land there being considerableclearance between said' collar 27 and said member 28owing tothe difference in diame-k ters, as above described, the shaft 22v is nor-k Inally at rest, but when said shaft 22 is moved laterally so as tobring the flange or collar 27 into peripheral contact with vthe member 28,

e lower end portion of an annular housingBO whose circumferenf tial face is preferably tapered withy down-y ward convergence, as shown, although it' may bey cylindrical butv not quitek so advantageous yas will be later' pointedv out.

vThis housingA is preferably provided with possible injury thereto, and the annular wall may be perforated throughout or constructed of 'foraminated material for the saine purpose, it desired, but no't necessarily so.

The tube l() has an elongated, longitudinal slot at one side, and on the collar 29 is a pin 33 which f is projected inward through said slot and has one end ot a sprocketchain B-l attached thereto. The chain is carried up and over the sprocket wheel 19 and has la weight 35 attached to its opposite end. The weight is preterably such as to nearly counterbalance the weight ot the housing 30; that is to say, it slightly underbalfances said housing, so that when the housing is raised, as will presently appear, its weight is counterbalanced to some extent, and yet the housing always tends to drop back to its normal position when relieved ot the raising power.

ln practice, the housing` 30 normally rests on the work table l, completely surrounding and guarding the cutter el, which latter, oit course, rotates at a Avery high speed. Vvhen the operator presses the work on Vthe table against the housing the tube l0 has imparted thereto a swinging movement on its 'supporting screws, bolts or studs 1l, so that the collar 2T on the shattis brought into Contact with the periphery of the member 28 on the shalt 3, thereby-'causing rotation ot' said shaft 22 by the shaft 3. IThe sprocket wheel 19 on the shaft 18 being in turn rotated, through the medium ot the gears 20 and 2l and in the direction indicated by the arrow (see Figure 2), the chain 3a travels therewith and lifts the housing 30 on the tube l0 until the work passes thereunder, whereoupon the tube l0 swings back to its normal vertical suspended position and the housing 30, of course, `drops back upon the upper face of the work because the shaft 22 has ceased rotating` when the contact between the collar 2T and member 28 is broken.

YWhen the work is withdrawn 'from under the housing SO, the latter instantly drops down upon the table l, back to its normal position.

As above firstdescri'bed, the hous'ng 30 may be cylindrical, but it is `preferable to have the annulaiwall ot the housing tapered with downward convergence, substantially as shown, 'for the reason that the work usually is a board having a square edge and instead ot prel 4ing i'latwise against the wall 'ot the housing. as would occur it the wall were cylindrical, its corner only engages the housing, thereby greatly minimizing friction which might tend to resist the lifting ot the housing. y

By having the bracket `S adjustable vertically on the standard Suas may be readily accomplshed by loosening the clamping portion 7 and sliding it up or down the standard and then tightening it, the tube l0 is thereby raised or lowered, as the ease may be, the limitation of such adjustment, ofcourse, being governed by the relative depth ot' the socket portion of the collar 2?,

as vthere must always be sullicient overlap of the collar about the member 28 to atlord that engagement with the latter so as to etfect ithe rotation of the shaft 22 when the housing is pressed by the work,

Obviously the invention admits ot considerable moditication within its spirit and scope as defined by the appended claims. lt is, therefore, not limited to the specilic construction and arra Lgement shown in the accompanying drawings.

lhat is claimed is:

l. ln a guard oit the Character described, a vertically movable housing normally surrounding the cutter, means for swingably supporting said housing, vand means for raising' said housing including a normally inactive power element and a correlated power element operating continuously with the operation ot the cutter, said two mentioned power elements being normally disengaged but being' cooperatively lengaged while said housing is subjected to forcible lateral pressure.

2. In a guard oi the character described, a vertically movable housing normally surrounding' the cutter, means for swingably support-ing said housing, and means for raising said housing comprising a rotatable, normally inactive power element supported with said housing and a detached power element rotatable substantially axially with said iirst mentioned power element in cooperative relation thereto, said second mentioned power element rotating continuously with the cutter and whereby said housing` is raised when it is subjected to forcible lateral pressure.

3. In a guard of the character described, in combination with a rotating` cutter, a normally stationary, vertically movable housing surrounding said cutter, means for swingably supporting said housing, means tor raising said housing comprising connected 'gearing con'ipensatorily supported with said housing, said means including a rotatable power element normally in substantial axial alinement with the axis oit said cutter, and a normally disengaged power element in cooperative relation to said first mentioned power element rotatable with said cutter, said power elements being en- `Q ;aged trictionally when said housing is sub j'ected to forcible lateral pressure.

el. In a. guard 'of the character described, a housing normally surrounding the cut-ter, said housing being capable ot vertical movement and limited lateral movement, and means for raising said housing including a normally inactive power element and a norlll() mally disengaged power element in cooperative relation to said'lirst mentionedpower element, said second mentioned power lelement operating continuously with the cutter and being engaged by said first mentioned power element' when said housing is sub-rv jeeted to forcible lateral pressure, said housing being self-restored to normal neutral position when relieved ofy said lateral presi Sure. f

5. In a guard ofthe eharacterdescribed, ,in combination with a rotating Ycutter, a housing normally surrounding said cutter,

` means for supporting said housing in vertically movable and limited laterally movable relation to `said cutter, means for rais ing said housing on its support comprising a sprocket and chain gearing, a driving gear eral pressure is brought to bear on saidy housing said gearing is kactuated to' raise the housingand when said powerelements are disengaged as said'housing is relieved fof lateral pressure said housing is self-restored to normal neutral position. e 6. In a guard ofthe character described,

in combination with ya work-supporting table and a rotating cutter thereon, of a sup-k porting element swingably supported above said cutter, a housing vertically movable on said supporting element, a horizontal shaft on said supporting element having asproek-v et wheel thereon, a sprocket chain yearriedon said sprooketfwheel, having one end'attached to said housing andhaving a weightkon its opposite end,albevelled gearon said shaft," a driving shaft extending longitudinally kof` said supporting element, a bevelled pinion on said driving shaft in `working engage ment with said bevelled gear Onsaid horizontal shaft, a collar on the lower end of said driving shaft, and a drivingfelement rotatable axially with.v said cutter, ysaid driving element beinglprojeeted within saidv eollar ony the lower end of said` driving shaft n but normally vout of engagement therewith, whereby to beoome'engaged lfrictionally when said housing is relievedzof said lateral s pressure.v n p. ROBERT F. kPADEN.y

f when said housing is subjected tofforcible i lateral pressurey andlto become disengaged 

